The Premio Inicia awards the most innovative companies for product originality, technological contribution and business scalability. The Inicia jury selected companies based on their business potential and their capacity to impact and transform the economy.

Flyability has been awarded investor’s favorite idea in the clean mobility category during the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), a platform dedicated to the innovation and digitalization trends driving transformation in the global energy mix.

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Judges’ comment: “ETF was one of a number of GPs in the impact space that had entered, which was great to see. ETF stood out due to its strong sustainability framework, which is embedded in the firm’s investment activities with good examples of strong ESG impact.”

What we are talking about in this paper is getting better at understanding how information is communicated, assimilated and processed - and therefore how decisions are best taken. At ETF Partners we have taken the time to learn these valuable lessons and apply them to our own business. The paper is a distillation of some of the observations we have found most helpful.

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ETF Partners today announces a €6m growth equity investment in Corporater, a Norwegian software company that delivers a highly flexible management platform to businesses and organisations around the globe.

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Kebony rewarded for innovation, sustainability and environmental best practice. Kebony's beautiful wood recommended by leading architects, celebrates another successful year following the win of several accolades for its innovative product and notable projects.

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World leader in smart lighting joins multi-sector team to help showcase how Internet of Things will create the smart cities of tomorrow

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ETF Partners invests in Corporater

ETF Partners today announces a €6m growth equity investment in Corporater, a Norwegian software company that delivers a highly flexible management platform to businesses and organisations around the globe.

London, Tuesday 26th September

ETF Partners today announces a €6m growth equity investment in Corporater, a Norwegian software company that delivers a highly flexible management platform to businesses and organisations around the globe. The platform is used by organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies, government agencies to global consulting firms. Corporater’s software platform enables the enterprise to ‘see through’ the growing volumes of data now being collected to enable the C-Level suite to make the right strategic decisions, and then to ensure that those decisions are carried out by the organisation.

By breaking away from a ‘one size fits none’ model, Corporater is able to work effectively for a variety businesses, without compromising on functionality, and can evolve alongside a changing organisation. Corporater’s customers can then focus on outcomes, leaving the platform to automatically tie together analytics, planning and execution – mirroring how people, and teams, work together. Notable clients include; Emaar, Norwegian Parliament, NTPC, E-On, Petro Rabigh, SeaDrill, Norwegian Tax Authorities, Punjab National Bank and the Norwegian Environmental Authorities.

Rob Genieser, Managing Partner, ETF Partners commented: “Corporater’s software ensures that managers can drive strategic change and make a difference. It is a great product, with huge market potential. We can also support them with their additional objective of using their solution to help drive sustainability into global organisations, and are keen to do so!”

Tor Inge Vasshus, CEO, Corporater said: “We have grown our business 45% per year, largely from our own internal resources. External investment will help us to move rapidly forward. We did not choose ETF Partners just because of their recent success with SaaS businesses, but because ‘why’ we are doing this, is just as important to them as ‘how’. We at Corporater want to help management teams build better businesses, and being able to understand and act on information is fundamental.”